Jorgensen concluded by assuring that despite the few issues encountered, the game remains one of the best they have ever done.

Ironically, Jorgensen expressed distate for such microtransactions and payment models in video games. Until the Battlefront II controversy derailed their momentum, EA was having a great 2017, spurred by the continued success of Federation Internationale de Football Association and Madden Ultimate Team and their catalog of popular mobile games. "You want to always balance those two". EA's competitors are happy to compete for the business of brands of Star Wars, and the sort of dismissive and bland apologies EA has offered after bungling one of the surest things in gaming is just as bad of a lack of vision and leadership as Battlefront 2's in-game economic failure itself.

"We pulled up on the MTX (microtransactions), because the real issue the consumer had was they felt it was a pay-to-win mechanic", said Jorgensen during the Credit Suisse conference call.

"It's an unbelievable brand that's been built over many, many years, and so if you did a bunch of cosmetic things, you might start to violate the canon, right?"

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The controversy centers on prompting players to chance money on loot boxes that hold unknown assortments of in-game goods such as devastating weapons, powerful abilities, or items needed to purchase coveted characters like Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader. "I think EA got ahead of itself in presuming that MTX would work equally well in all games". "And we're hearing that from the players who are actually playing the game and engaging in the game. That's the unfortunate reality of making games with a live service component".

EA and DICE don't have a timetable for when we can expect to see the return of microtransactions to Battlefront 2. With that, a Wall Street analyst believes that EA should take the time to right the ship, instead of focusing so much on how it can make additional money from the game. "We think the time has come for the industry to collectively establish a set of standards for MTX implementation, both to fix damaged player perceptions and avoid the threat of regulation". He did say that they are working with Lucas Films to bring some cosmetics to Battlefront 2, but Battlefront 2 isn't like EA's IP they can't change it whenever they want, and he did say that different colored lightsaber might come in the future.

"Star Wars Battlefront II" would have been a force to be reckoned with if it hadn't gotten in its own way. A Pink Darth Vader skin or a Christmas hat for Chewbacca isn't going to destroy the canon any more than putting Rey and Darth Maul, or Yoda and Kylo Ren on the same battlefield.

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